MD-Fraction from Yukiguni Maitake

Maitake Mushroom Extract

(Product of Japan)

MD-Fraction capsules from Yukiguni Maitake each contain 100mg of Maitake MD-Fraction, an extract from Maitake mushrooms (Grifola frondosa).

 

What is Maitake?

Maitake: 舞茸 (Grifola frondosa, Hen of the wood) is the Japanese name meaning for “dancing mushroom” and indigenous to the northeastern part of Japan. Maitake is an edible polypore mushroom and it has a distinctive smell & flavour. Maitake is widely eaten in Japan and its popularity in western cuisine. Maitake mushroom is also used in East Asia as traditional medicine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edible Maitake mushroom

 

 

Maitake MD-Fraction

The MD-Fraction containing beta-glucans is extracted and fractionated from the fruit bodies of Grifola frondosa (Maitake extract) and notable for its ability to modulate the immune system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemical structure of beta-glucan

 

 

Maitake MD-Fraction has been researched extensively for its bioactive benefits for decades. Many studies worldwide have found MD fraction derived from Grifola frondosa may have the abilities to assist quality of life.

 

Information about most of the research studies on Maitake MD-Fraction can be found at Pubmed, a free search engine accessing references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/

 

Here are links to some of the very interesting articles:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3751581/pdf/nihms479729.pdf

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/5796/b53fa21d843a4fa0084ed99b031a817fc773.pdf

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2704234/pdf/1756-8722-2-25.pdf

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bpb/25/4/25_4_536/_pdf

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bpb/31/6/31_6_1104/_pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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